Petroglyph, the warmongers behind both Star Wars: Empire at War and Universe at War, this morning revealed details behind the studio's next project, Mytheon, which publisher True Games Interactive describes as a "micro transaction game that...." Hey, where are you going?
Using the myths of Ancient Greece as a foundation, the free-to-play game promises to blend the "best" elements of action, role-playing and strategy with a "heavy emphasis" on combat and collecting. Additionally, Peter Cesario, the director of product development at True Games, tells Big Download that future expansions will "eventually branch out to several unique and interesting mythologies from around the world." Until then, players can look forward to grinding towards the Golden Fleece in Fall 2009.
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 12:43PM KiraXD said
sorry theres a reason why i stay with games like FFXI, and WoW... and why they do so well.... MTMMORPGS are pure shovelware and flood the market these days... games like maplestory and the rest of the nondescript mass of generic "FREE" mmos are pure garbage.
Give me a new FFXI or WoW for the current gen of game consoles.... then i might be interested.
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Give me a new FFXI or WoW for the current gen of game consoles.... then i might be interested.
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 12:51PM (Unverified) said
"...with a "heavy emphasis" on combat and collecting..."
So there's a heavy emphasis on collecting...and it's all micro-transactions...hmmm...I see where they're going with this!
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So there's a heavy emphasis on collecting...and it's all micro-transactions...hmmm...I see where they're going with this!
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 1:17PM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
Yeah, naming your product's genre after its revenue generation method isn't conducive to consumer interest.
Other Genres COMING SOON:
"You pay us every month whether your play or not PRG"
"This game will be $20 by next year, but please pay $60 for it now edition"
"You could download this at piratebay, or you could let us install DRM on your PC"
"Half the content on the disc is "DlC" you pay money for, wheeeee!!"
"Right after you buy this, we'll release a box set of this + 4 other games for $10 more"
If you thought that was at all funny, check out my site. =P
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Other Genres COMING SOON:
"You pay us every month whether your play or not PRG"
"This game will be $20 by next year, but please pay $60 for it now edition"
"You could download this at piratebay, or you could let us install DRM on your PC"
"Half the content on the disc is "DlC" you pay money for, wheeeee!!"
"Right after you buy this, we'll release a box set of this + 4 other games for $10 more"
If you thought that was at all funny, check out my site. =P
Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 1:21PM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
The veal was dry but honestly, after eating turkey 5 days in a row, I could eat a damn goldfish.
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 1:52PM bm111 said
http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/4/25/
That just popped into my head when I read "micro transaction game".
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That just popped into my head when I read "micro transaction game".
Posted: Dec 9th 2008 1:55AM (Unverified) said
"Mytheon, which publisher True Games Interactive describes as a "micro transaction game that...." Hey, where are you going? "
I've never laughed so hard reading about new game. Kudos.
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I've never laughed so hard reading about new game. Kudos.
Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:10AM (Unverified) said
Hmm? You guys even reading or just blind? This game is free to download and you only pay for extra content. If you like it you'll play it and if you don't, you'll move on.
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